Stove attachment.



G. H. E. LANCASTER.

STOVE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 1911.

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STOVE ATTACHMENT.

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CORBON H. E. LANCASTER, OF CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTHTO HENRY J. BOECKMAN, ONE-FOURTH T0 WILLIAM M. MORGAN, AND ONE-FOURTH TOGQQIARJLES A. PAUL, ALL OF VINCENNES, INDIANA.

STOVE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 21,1213.

Application filed May 1, 1911. Serial No. 624,423.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Connon H. E. LAN- CASTER,a citizen of the United States, residing at Centralia, in the county ofMarion and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Stove Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip' tion of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in stoveattachments, and more particularly to that class most generally known ascrude oil burners.

The object of this device is the provision of a device of this characterwhich can be applied to any coal stove of ordinary type, for the purposeof transforming the same into an oil-burning stove.

Another object of this invention is to im prove and simplify devices ofthis character, rendering them comparatively simple and inexpensive tomanufacture, reliable and eflieient in use, and readily operated.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formations, combinations andarrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimedand illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is afragmentary perspective view of a stove having my invention appliedthereto; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bottom part of my inventionremoved; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the lower plate of my improvedoil burner and means for supporting the same; Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview of the drip pan; and Fig. 5 is a plan view of a plate and damperinverted, illustrating the means for controlling the supply of air tothe burner.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1designates a stove of any desired type, in which is located the usualfire box 2, having supported therein a grate 3, upon which is placed asheet metal plate 1 adapted to be covered with a horizontal layer offire clay 5. My improved burner 6 is placed upon the layer of fire clayand securely sealed in its proper position by means of vertical layersof fire clay 7.

My improved burner 6 consists of a rectangular pan 8, comprising abottom 9, to the opposite edges of which are secured the side walls 10and rear end wall 11 of equal height, while to the forward edge issecured a front wall 12, which is considerably greater in height thanthe before mentioned side and end walls. The side walls 10 at theirforward ends are offset to provide upward extensions 13, the forwardedges of which are secured to the upper portion of the front wall 12,while the rear edges are connected by aplate 14:- The front wall 12 isprovided with a suitable slot 15, while located in the forward end ofthe pan 8, and preferably in the air chamber 16, which is formed by theoffset portions .13 of the side walls 10 and front wall 12 of the panand the plate 14: is a forwardly slanting plate 17 mounted. uponsuitable sides or supports 18 carried by legs 19, the said side members18 being formed with rearwardly slanting upper edges 20, the lower endsof the same being provided with lugs or ofl set portions 21 adapted toprovide stops 22 for the drip pan or plate 23. This drip pan or plate issubstantially rectangular in shape, being formed from a solid piece ofcast metal, and being provided in its upper face with a groove 24:,which is flared rearwardly and deepened, as at 25, at its oppositesides, for a purpose to be later disclosed. The air chamber 16 is closedat its upper extremity by means of a plate 26, provided with a slidingdamper 27 adapted to regulate the supply of air to the upper portion ofair chamber 16. The damper 27 is slotted, as at 28, for the passagetherethrough of tending feed pipe or tube 29, provided with a lateralextension 30 connected thereto by an elbow 30*, having a downwardlyprojecting nozzle 31 formed thereon, through which the fuel may bedeposited in the groove 24 of the plate 23. The upper end of thevertical tube 29 has secured thereto a similar pipe or conductor 32,through which fuel may be brought from any source, the flow of which isregulated by means of a valve 33.

The burner operates as follows: Fuel is deposited upon the plate 23 uponthe proper manipulation of the valve 33, and it will be obvious thatwhen proper means of ignition is applied to the juncture of the nozzle31 and plate 23 the fuel contained within the groove 24- will beignited. All sur- 'and the intense heat, and

plus fuel contained in the said groove which is not ignited will flowthrough the deepened portions 25 of the said groove upon the plate 17,and upon its passage over the said plate, the greater portion thereofwill be vaporized by the heat of the burning fuel upon the plate 23,which vapor will be ignited by the flames from the burning fuel andserve to intensify the heat. All fuel which does not vaporize upon itspassage over the plate 17 will be deposited in the pan 8, within whichit will be vaporized by the passage of the air through the slot 15 willbe carried upward through the air chamber 16 and be ignited during itspassage through the air chamber.

From the foregoing disclosure, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing,

it will be manifest that a burner is provided which may be applied toany design of stove, furnace or the like, which Will fulfil all of thenecessary requirements of such a device.

Having thus fully described this invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a stove, or receptacle located in the fire boxthereof, a chamber formed upon the forward part of said receptacle, apair of side supports 10- cat-ed within said receptacle, a forwardlyslanting plate carried by said supports, a rearwardly extending plateprovided with of a pan a depressed longitudinal ridge and fanshapedgrooves on either side of the ridge radiating from the upper end of theplate supported by said side supports, and a supply pipe engaging thegroove located in the rearwardly extending plate for the purpose ofdepositing fuel thereon, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

2. A burner such as described, consisting of a pan or receptacle adaptedto be located in the fire boX of a stove or the like, a compartment orchamber formed at the forward end of the said pan or receptacle, aclosure for the upper end of the said compartment, the lower end of saidcompartment being provided with a slot for the purpose of admitting airinto the said chamber, a pair of side supports located within the saidchamber, a forwardly extending plate carried by the side supports, arearwardly slanting plate carried by the side supports and of lesslength than the forwardly extending plate, said rearwardly slantingplate iaving a groove in the upper face thereof, a supply pipe leadinginto the chamber or compartment and arranged to deposit fuel in saidgroove, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CORBON H. E. LANCASTER.

Vitnesses:

F RED DANCE, LE ROY W. WADE;

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